IBM Support

PI46250: ABPP9930E A SYNTAX ERROR WAS DETECTED IN THE FIELD SPECIFICATION FOR THE FIELD.

A fix is available

Subscribe

You can track all active APARs for this component.

 

APAR status

  • Closed as program error.

Error description

  • Error message 'ABPP9930E A syntax error was detected in the
    field specification for the field' may occur when a non-blank
    field in column 72 on comment line is populated in SYSIN.  This
    causes the process to concatenate to the next line when reading
    SYSIN.
    

Local fix

Problem summary

  • ****************************************************************
    * USERS AFFECTED: Users of DB2 Utilities Enhancement Tool.     *
    ****************************************************************
    * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Error message 'ABPP9930E A syntax       *
    *                      error was detected in the field         *
    *                      specification for the field' may occur  *
    *                      when a non-blank field in column 72 on  *
    *                      comment line is populated in SYSIN.     *
    *                      This causes the process to concatenate  *
    *                      to the next line when reading SYSIN.    *
    ****************************************************************
    * RECOMMENDATION: APPLY the PTF.                               *
    ****************************************************************
    Code has been changed to correct this condition.
    

Problem conclusion

  • APPLY the PTF.
    

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

  • APAR number

    PI46250

  • Reported component name

    DB2 UTIL ENHANC

  • Reported component ID

    5655T5800

  • Reported release

    220

  • Status

    CLOSED PER

  • PE

    NoPE

  • HIPER

    NoHIPER

  • Special Attention

    NoSpecatt / Xsystem

  • Submitted date

    2015-08-04

  • Closed date

    2015-11-16

  • Last modified date

    2017-11-03

  • APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

  • APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

    UI33000

Modules/Macros

  •    ABPSINIT ABPUMAIN
    

Fix information

  • Fixed component name

    DB2 UTIL ENHANC

  • Fixed component ID

    5655T5800

Applicable component levels

  • R220 PSY UI33000

       UP15/11/19 P F511

Fix is available

  • Select the PTF appropriate for your component level. You will be required to sign in. Distribution on physical media is not available in all countries.

[{"Line of Business":{"code":"LOB10","label":"Data and AI"},"Business Unit":{"code":"BU059","label":"IBM Software w\/o TPS"},"Product":{"code":"SSCVQTD","label":"IBM Db2 Administration Tool for z\/OS"},"Platform":[{"code":"PF025","label":"Platform Independent"}],"Version":"2.2.0"}]

Document Information

Modified date:
12 February 2021